Top 25 ranking
The current top 25, sorted by Overall Rating and refreshed daily. Rank changes since the last update show in the Change column.
| Rank | Change | Symbol | Name | Industry | Rating | Health | Performance | Risk | Trend | BuyMeter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1
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= |
FNV
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Franco-Nevada Corporation | Gold | 4.0 | |||||
 2
|
= |
GFI
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Gold Fields Limited | Gold | 6.4 | |||||
 3
|
+1 |
CF
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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Agricultural Inputs | 3.1 | |||||
| 4 | +1 |
AEM
|
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | Gold | 5.6 | |||||
| 5 | +1 |
AU
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AngloGold Ashanti plc | Gold | 5.4 | |||||
| 6 | +1 |
B
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Barrick Mining Corporation | Gold | 5.1 | |||||
| 7 | +1 |
NEM
|
Newmont Corporation | Gold | 4.1 | |||||
| 8 | +1 |
SCCO
|
Southern Copper Corporation | Copper | 4.3 | |||||
| 9 | +1 |
WPM
|
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | Gold | 5.4 | |||||
| 10 | +1 |
EDV.TO
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Endeavour Mining plc | Gold | 5.3 | |||||
| 11 | +1 |
TXG.TO
|
Torex Gold Resources Inc. | Gold | 6.2 | |||||
| 12 | +1 |
WDO.TO
|
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. | Gold | 5.8 | |||||
| 13 | +1 |
STLD
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Steel Dynamics, Inc. | Steel | 6.1 | |||||
| 14 | +1 |
TFPM
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Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. | Other Precious Metals | 4.1 | |||||
| 15 | +1 |
DRD
|
DRDGOLD Limited | Gold | 6.2 | |||||
| 16 | +1 |
KNT.TO
|
K92 Mining Inc. | Gold | 6.2 | |||||
| 17 | +1 |
OR
|
OR Royalties Inc. | Gold | 6.8 | |||||
| 18 | +1 |
NUE
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Nucor Corporation | Steel | 5.1 | |||||
| 19 | +1 |
MT
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ArcelorMittal S.A. | Steel | 4.5 | |||||
| 20 | -17 |
KGC
|
Kinross Gold Corporation | Gold | 6.7 | |||||
| 21 | = |
RS
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | Steel | 3.3 | |||||
| 22 | = |
PAAS
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Pan American Silver Corp. | Gold | 7.1 | |||||
| 23 | = |
CDE
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Coeur Mining, Inc. | Gold | 7.1 | |||||
| 24 | = |
IAG
|
Iamgold Corporation | Gold | 7.3 | |||||
| 25 | = |
BHP
|
BHP Group Limited | Industrial Materials | 2.6 |
Best Materials Stocks: the sector's top names
Miners, chemical makers and packaging companies supply the raw inputs the rest of the economy runs on, and this list ranks the strongest of them by Overall Rating.
Materials is a cyclical, commodity-linked sector where pricing power can vanish fast when demand softens. Comparing these companies against each other, rather than against sectors with entirely different cost structures, keeps the ranking meaningful.
Raw inputs sit next to the businesses that buy them. Best Industrial Stocks covers the demand side of the same cycle, and Best Energy Stocks shares the commodity exposure. For a read on which of them is trending right now, see Sector Rotation.
This suits investors looking for exposure to raw materials and industrial inputs specifically. Check Best Sectors for how Materials compares to the other ten, or a stock's own page for the specifics behind its score.
